
In the Red Tails panel on Saturday, moderated by Miles Perkins, the director of marketing and communications for Industrial Light & Magic (under producer George Lucas's production company), the crowd went wild over the exclusive new clips from the action-packed movie. The rest of the panel included cast members Michael B. Jordan (Friday Night Lights) and Leslie Odom Jr. (CSI: Miami and the upcoming series House of Lies), who play Maurice Wilson and Walter Hall in the movie, which follows the story of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen and their WWII victory. Graphic writer Aaron McGruder (The Boondocks), who co-wrote the movie with John Ridley, also joined the panel. But the real bonus was the addition of Dr. Roscoe Brown, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, who was consulted for the movie. His candid memories of the time were a treat to listen to. He's clearly excited about the movie (which is in theaters January 12, 2012), even saying "This movie is very important. I'm very proud George Lucas is doing this movie." Perkins went further in saying, "We're making a film about heroes, not victims."
With the amount of downtrodden black movies being celebrated on the big screen, it will be great to see a movie with black characters that can truly be celebrated as an uplifting project. I'm looking forward to this.
Check out other cool photos from the event below.




2 comments:
Was up in NYC for this last weekend, had a great time, movie lover and nerd heaven!!
I've always wanted to participate in an event like this... Someday! Great write-up and pictures
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